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Smile: The Story of Charlie Chaplin

Comedic Theatre · Marcel Cole · Ages 8+ · Australia

Content Warning Family Friendly One Person Show
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smile: the story of charlie chaplin

Review by BENJAMIN B

June 25, 2025 certified reviewer
tagged as: interesting · fun · funny

What I liked

Marcel is the definition of physical comedian. He was fun without being too ridiculous, silly without being too over the top, and very likeable, dare I say loveable, and just super sweet and heartstring tugging throughout the entire show.

What I didn't like

I had to do a lot of running as the cop, and I am very out of shape. Really I need to improve my physical fitness hah.

My overall impression

Wow! Was so wonderful to see such a comedy icon be brought to life on stage like only Marcel can do. Was so fun seeing his audience interaction, seeing him play with the audience and bring them into his world. Plus, was great that the show made a very plain political statement, and make a lot of interesting parallels to the 1940’s world that Charlie actually inhabited.

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smile: the story of charlie chaplin